The Rays have signed reliever Evan Phillips to a minor league deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. This is a quick bounceback for Phillips, as he was one of three players released by the Orioles yesterday.
Phillips has been shuffling between Triple-A and the big leagues over the past few years. Since the start of the 2018 season, he’s pitched 54 innings at the MLB level, with a bloated 7.50 ERA, although advanced metrics are kinder. (5.33 FIP and 5.22 xFIP.) The 25.4% strikeout rate is okay, though it’s come with an unpalatable 14.9 walk rate. But his minor league numbers are much better in that timeframe: a 3.41 ERA over 116 innings, with an excellent 31.5% strikeout rate. The walk rate is better but still high at 10%.
The 26-year-old will now report to Triple-A and see if he can work his way back to the majors over the final months of the season.
Well I hope the Rays “touch of gold” with pitchers gets this guy and pitch lights out.
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Well I hope the Rays “touch of gold” with pitchers gets this guy and pitch lights out.
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Well I hope the Rays “touch of gold” with pitchers gets this guy and pitch lights out.
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Turn him into a cy
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I hope he faced Phillip Evans one day that would be cool
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His family is in Raleigh. Will be cool to pitch in front of the with the Durham Bulls.
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Really Phillips the roster…